Caption

Germany - Wastewater treatment in a sewage treatment plant, clarifier with brown wastewater (symbolic photo) . The first purification stage of a sewage treatment plant comprises mechanical purification (removal of coarse solids, sand, fats), the second stage the biological process (removal of nutrients by means of micro-organisms), the third stage is known as chemical-physical treatment (phosphate precipitation) . In future, a fourth treatment stage will be necessary to remove trace substances, microplastics and medicines

Date

Aug 03, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Rupert Oberhäuser

Reference

BRK25H77_223

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No

Property release

No

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Rights managed

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59,8Mb (6,1Mb) / 17,6in x 13,2in / 5280 x 3956 (300dpi)

Keywords

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